management

Use this calendar to see what's in-season for a day you plan on hunting, as well as add it to your Google Calendar.

Georgia’s State Wildlife Action Plan is a statewide strategy to conserve populations of native wildlife species and the natural habitats they need before these animals, plants and places become rarer and more costly to conserve or restore.

2022 Changes

Online Transaction Fee Increases

To provide customers with a quality license purchase and boat registration experience, transaction fees are subject to change. Effective August 16, new fees will be as follows: online recreational license transaction fee - $3.00 ($0.50 increase), online boat registration renewal transaction fee - $10.00 ($2.00 increase), optional hard card price - $6.00 ($1.00 increase), and state transactional discount for renewing certain licenses before expiration - $3.00 ($0.50 increase).

Alligator hunters will receive their harvest record as part of their alligator permit at the time of purchase (alligator permits are free to drawn hunters who have all-inclusive licenses but they still have to “purchase” the permit online, by phone or at a license retailer).

All big game hunters are required to have a Harvest Record for the current season.

This includes:

Georgia Invasive Species Strategy

The variety of native species found in Georgia is in part a reflection of the range of landscapes that make up the state. From the mixed forests and woodlands of the north Georgia mountains, to the low rolling hills of Central Georgia, to the swampy lowland, marshes and barrier islands of the coast, the state’s various ecosystems make Georgia the sixth most biologically diverse state in the Union.

Private landowners hold the key to the future of wildlife conservation and environmental quality. The goal of the private lands initiative is to help Georgia's private landowners meet their wildlife habitat and population objectives.

The Private Lands Program (PLP) includes:

Georgia’s Wildlife Resources Division received a grant that gives us a great opportunity to partner with private landowners. We can now offer lease payments in exchange for well-managed outdoor recreation access for the public. Whether you own 10 acres or 5,000 acres, we are interested in talking with you about leasing land for public access to hunting, fishing, or wildlife viewing. So far, we have created a wide variety of hunting opportunities for dove, waterfowl, deer, small game and turkey.

Program History

The Georgia ginseng harvest season is from September 1 through December 31.

Export of American Ginseng is regulated under The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, which is administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). The export of Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) from Georgia is authorized by this federal authority in combination with the Georgia Ginseng Protection Act of 1979, as amended in 2013.